Sarah C Katsandres, Jane Hall, Kyle Danielson, Sana Sakr, Sarah G Dean, David J Carlbom, Mark M Wurfel, Pavan K Bhatraju, Joseph A Hippensteel, Eric P Schmidt, Kaori Oshima, Catherine R Counts, Michael R Sayre, Daniel J Henning, Nicholas J Johnson
BACKGROUND: Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is often seen in patients resuscitated from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). We aim to test whether inflammatory or endothelial injury markers are associated with the development of ARDS in patients hospitalized after OHCA. METHODS: We conducted a prospective, cohort, pilot study at an urban academic medical center in 2019 that included a convenience sample of adults with non-traumatic OHCA. Blood and pulmonary edema fluid (PEF) were collected within 12 hours of hospital arrival...
March 2024: Resuscitation plus